Firemen in hot water over video prank[nsfw]

A GROUP of North firefighters have landed themselves in hot water after making a splash on internet site YouTube.

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The group of pranksters have posted a video clip of their naked colleague being hosed down with cold water on it. But now that bosses have found out, the firefighters are set to be reprimanded.

The men — believed to be from Middlesbrough — posted the short clip called “Screaming Bob” on the popular video-sharing website.

The clip shows the pranksters taking one of the hose reels from a fire engine and walking upstairs to a shower block, where one of their colleagues is naked in the shower.

As the group of jokers burst in through the door they turn on the hose pelting the unsuspecting firefighter with high-pressure cold water.

The stunned victim can be seen trying to protect his modesty and his body from the pummeling while his colleagues roll about in fits of hysterics.

The clip has been posted by someone known only as Telfer1960 and is labelled with the headline “One joker that got it back good style”.

The prank may have backfired as Cleveland Fire Brigade have now confirmed they are set to investigate the incident and launch disciplinary proceedings.

But one Cleveland firefighter, who didn’t want to be named, defended his colleagues. He said: “Firefighters are well known for their sense of humour and playing practical jokes on each other.

“When we go to work, we know we might have to deal with death and misery at any moment and it’s pranks like this which keep our spirits up.

“If anyone is disciplined over this, I think there will be an outcry among staff.”

Middlesbrough councillor and Cleveland Fire Authority member Peter Porleysaid: “It sounds as if they have gone a little bit over the top, especially by putting it on the internet.

“If there is any action to be taken then it will be a matter for the senior officers.”

Mark Whelan, director of operations and community safety at Cleveland Fire Brigade said: “We were unaware of this incident but now that it has been brought to our attention it will become the subject of disciplinary proceedings.”